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I am currently running Windows 10 (not the Anniversary Upgrade yet) as is my wife’s computer. When we had Windows 7 we were connected (via a cable) and we were able to look at each others computer. Since the upgrade to Windows 10 I can’t access her computer (but she can access mine). I can see her computer in Network Places but when I click on it I get the following message.

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(Sorry I can’t seem to make the image bigger). It says i don’t have permission. I am not sure how to give myself permission. I suspect that there is something that changes on my wife’s computer during the upgrade but I can’t figure it out. When I look with Windows Explorer her disks/information is all set to share.

Anyone have an idea of what I can do to get permissions?

Thanks in advance.

Bob

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try this.
https://tommynation.com/enable-remote-access-administrative-shares-windows-10/

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The “login faiure” implies you are not using the same settings on the PCs.
If you are using a Home Group it might be worth removing it from both machines and recreating it on the W10 box and then joining the W7 box.

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

Thanks for the reply. I am not using Home Groups (but maybe I should). This was just configured as peer to peer. So in the case of the other computer, it can see and read all of the files (program and data) on my computer. But I can see the other computer but can’t seem to get access.

Thanks.

Bob

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As it’s P2P you probably need to use different credentials to access the W7 machine.
Open File Explorer and select File > Map network drive > Map network drive.
Choose a drive, tick “connect using different credentials” and browse to the folder you are sharing.
The credentials to use are the ones you use to log in to the W7 machine.

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

Thanks for the reply. Both machines are running W10. I suspect you are correct in that it is P2P networking. The one machine can see everything on the other machine (not just some folders). The C and D drives are available. Neither machine uses any kind of log in.

I looked under File in File explorer on both machines and the option of Map network drive is not available.

Thanks.

Bob

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…I looked under File in File explorer on both machines and the option of Map network drive is not available…

Right-click on “Network” in File Explorer’s left pane then left-click on “Map network drive”.

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Coochin,

Thanks. I found it but that doesn’t not appear to be part of the solution. I can now find Map Network Drive but the drives I want to see are C and D and they aren’t listed.

Bob

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Maybe these will be helpful:
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/map-network-drive-windows-10/

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19864/~/how-to-map-a-network-drive-(windows-xp,-vista,-7,-8,-10,-mac-os-x)

Don't take yourself so seriously, no one else does 🙂
All W10 Pro at 22H2,(2 Desktops, 1 Laptop).

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Drives are not listed until you browse the remote PC. Are you able to do this?

Your machines must have a login account, that’s how Windows works. Look in Control Panel, Users.

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

Thanks for the reply. When I try to browse the remote PC I get the message I originally posted. If I just highlight the remote PC and right click I get the following
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And neither PC needs a login to start Win10.

Thank you for all your responses but I think I will see if I can get someone to come over and reconnect my machine to my wife’s.

Thanks again.

Bob

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I would start again with a homegroup, then add the folders you want to share.

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

Thanks for all your advice. I would rather avoid starting a new process such as Homegroup if I can avoid it.

Bob

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Why? It’s really easy.
Besides, you have a full backup of both machines don’t you? 🙂

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

Thanks for the reply. Yes I have full backups for both machines. I learned a long time ago the dangers of not having back ups. In fact the real reason I want to link the two machines is to take advantage of the File History feature in W10. I already have my wife’s libraries ‘backed up’ on File History on my machine and I want to do the same with my files on my wife’s machine. But since currently my system can’t access her system I can’t get File History to work.

I don’t know if Home groups will provide the same functionality and if going that way will somehow create a problem with the link I have already established.

Thanks.

Bob

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As long as you can set File History to use a network share you should be fine.
Do you use drive mappings or URL?

cheers, Paul

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Paul,

I was able to set File History on my wife’s machine. Since she too only have one drive it asked me if I wanted to search the network (at least that is what I think it said). When I did that it gave me a number of options (basically the drivers/folders that I had set to share). I just picked one and it worked. I now have all of my wife’s libraries on my machine as File History entries. It will make it great if she every needs to go back to an old version of one of her files.

Thanks.

Bob

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